On April 12, 2019 El Paso/Desert ADAPT went to the El Paso County Democratic Party to ask that they send a message to Representative Frank Pallone, Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Representative Marc Veasey, Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, urging them to:
- Co-sponsor the Disability Integration Act (HR.555);
- Meet with National ADAPT prior to May 2, 2019 to identify and address any specific E&C/House Leadership concerns about DIA and coordinate a strategy regarding the issue of scoring the bill;
- Schedule an Energy and Commerce Hearing on DIA (HR.555) sometime between May 20 and 22, 2019 while ADAPT will be in Washington DC; and
- Schedule a markup of DIA by the Energy and Commerce Committee sometime between June 18 and 20, 2019 as part of an effort to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Olmstead decision.
Local ADAPT folks secured the following message of support for the Disability Integration Act from Iliana Holguin, the chairperson of the El Paso County Democratic Party.
Dear Rep. Frank Pallone and Rep. Marc Veasey:
I am writing to urge you to do the following:
- Co-sponsor the Disability Integration Act (HR.555);
- Meet with National ADAPT prior to May 2, 2019 to identify and address any specific E&C/House Leadership concerns about DIA and coordinate a strategy regarding the issue of scoring the bill;
- Schedule an Energy and Commerce Hearing on DIA (HR.555) sometime between May 20 and 22, 2019 while ADAPT will be in Washington DC; and
- Schedule a markup of DIA by the Energy and Commerce Committee sometime between June 18 and 20, 2019 as part of an effort to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Olmstead decision.
Thank you very much for your assistance.
Iliana Holguin
Attorney at Law
Dunbar, Armendariz, Hegeman & Holguin, PLLC
501 E. Nevada Ave.
El Paso, Texas 79902